Window-shade bracket.



M. G. COMES.

WINDOW SHADE BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9, 1913.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

Inventor Witnesses Attorneys COLUMBIA I'LANDGRAPH CO..WASHINOTON. D c.

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MARSHALL CAB/RICK COMES, OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES F. SKIDMORE, OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

WINDOW-SHADE BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

Application filed April 9, 1913. Serial No. 760,065.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARSHALL C. (Jones, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lexington, in the county of Fayette and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Window-Shade Bracket, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention appcrtains to window shade holders or brackets, it being the object of the present invention to provide a pair of brackets of novel and improved construction.

It is the object of the present invention to provide brackets of the character indicated, each of which shall be constructed of a sin gle length of wire, the brackets being adapted to support a roller shade in a novel manner.

With the foregoing general objects outlined and with other objects in View, which will be apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the present invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiments in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a fragl'nental face view of a window casing 01' frame embodying two pairs of the improved brackets, one pair being disposed at the face of the window casing, and the other pair being secured to the inner sides of the jambs of the window casing. Figs. 2 and 3 are perspective views of the respective brackets attachable to the face of the window casing. Figs. 4 and 5 are perspective views of the respective brackets which are attachable to the inner sides of the window casing.

Referring specifically to the drawing, the brackets which are attachable to the face of the window casing, and which will be termed for convenience, the outside brackets, have been designated by the respective numerals 1 and 11,while the other or inside brackets have been designated by the respective numerals 21 and 31. The two pairs of brackets resemble each other, but are slightly modified in order that they may conform to their different positions upon the window casing. Each of the brackets is fashioned or formed from a single length of wire possessing the requisite rigidity and resiliency.

The bracket 1 comprises a shank 2 having one end tapered and threaded as at 3, to take into the face of the window casing, the forward or outer end of the shank A being looped or bent back upwardly as at 41:, and the wire then being formed into a U-shapcd notch 5. The wire is extended reaiwvardly from the notch 5, as at (3, and then bent inwardly or toward the shank 2 as at 7. The wire is then bent around the shank 2, as at 8, and then is bent into a spiral coil 9 at the butt end of the screw tip 3.

The bracket 11 embodies a screw tip 13 attached to the outer end of the spiral coil 19, the inner convolution of the coil 19 providing a socket or opening 15 adapted to receive one of the journals of the window shade holder.

In applying the brackets 1 and 11 to the face of the window casing, the tips 3 and 13 are threaded into the face of the window casing, as usual, the coil 9 serving as a stop for the bracket 1. The tip 13 is disposed radially relative to the coil 19, so that the outer end of the coil serves as a stop for the tip 13. The tip 3 is preferably provided with a, right hand thread while the coil 9 extends counter-clockwise, so that when the coil 9 contacts with the window casing, the outer end of the coil 9 will engage the window casing, so as to prevent the bracket 1 from unscrewing accidentally. It will be noted that one trunnion or journal may be readily received by the opening 15 of the bracket 11, while the other trunnion or journal may be dropped into the notch 5 of the bracket 1. It is to be noted that the inner convolutions of the bracket 11 are adapted to give or yield when the respective trunnion or journal is engaged within the inner convolution of the coil 19, and in order that when the other trunnion or journal is dropped into the notch of the other bracket, the coil will return to neutral or normal position to maintain the roller in proper operative position.

The bracket 21 is somewhat similar to the bracket 1, the screw tip 23 being bent at right angles to the shank 22. The other end of the shank 22 is bent back, as at 2 1, and

then the wire is formed into the U-shaped notch 25. 25 inwardly, as at 26, and is then down turned, as at 27. From the portion 27, the wire is bent around the butt end of the screw tip 23, as at 28, and is then bent into a spi- I ral coil 29 extending clockwise. The tip 23 is provided with a left hand thread so that when the tip 23 is engaged to the inner side of the window casing, the outer end of the coil 29 will engage thewindow casing so as to prevent the bracket from unscrewing or moving in a retrograde direction.

The bracket 31 resembles the bracket 11,

the coil 39 having its outer end 37 bent inwardly to the opening or socket 35 provided by the inner convolution of the coil, a screw tip 33 being connected to the end 37 and extending axially relative to the coil. It is evident that the brackets 21 and 31 may be readily engaged to the inner sides of the jambs of the window casing so that .one trunnion or journal of the window shade roller may be inserted in the opening 35 and so that the other trunnion or journal may be dropped into the notch 25, the torsional strain due to the tension of the spring of the roller being prevented from unscrewing the bracket 21, due to the engagement of the outer end of the coil 39 with the window casing, as above pointed out.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

The wire extends from the notch From the foregoing, taken in connection with the drawing, the advantages and capabilities' of V the improved brackets will be apparent to those versed in the art, it being noted that each of the brackets may be readily and inexpensively bent from a length of wire. 7 1 7 ,What is claimed'is 1. A window shade bracket embodying a 2. A window shade bracket formed from a length of wire and embodying a shank having a threaded tip at one end and having its other end bent back upwardly and provided with a notch, the wire being then bent downwardly and around the shank at j the butt end of the tip and being then bent into a spiral 0011 in order that the free end of the 0011 may engage the window casing to lock the bracket against retrogradenaove- I ment. 7

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature 1n the presence of two witnesses.

MARSHALL CARRICK ooMBs- Witnesses:

J.- EMBRY ALLEN, Aenns G. Arr.

Washington, D. 0. 

